7.3Acting
Scatman Crothers
- Born
- 1910-05-23
- Died
- 1986-11-22
- Birthplace
- Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Biography
Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980. He was also a prolific voiceover artist, and provided the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the animated TV version of The Harlem Globetrotters, Jazz the Autobot in The Transformers, the title character in Hong Kong Phooey, and Scat Cat in the 1970 film The Aristocats.
Known For
Filmography
116 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event
2024 · Movie
Jazz (archive audio)
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
2011 · Movie
(voice) (archive footage)
Rock Odyssey
1987 · Movie
Jukebox (voice)
Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime
1987 · Movie
Jazz
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986 · TV Show
Cast
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
1986 · Movie
Jazz (voice)
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · Movie
Jazz (voice)
Paw Paws
1985 · TV Show
Eugene the Genie (voice)
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · Movie
Sherman
The Transformers
1984 · TV Show
Jazz (voice)
Casablanca
1983 · TV Show
Sam
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983 · Movie
Self - Sketch Performer
This Is Your Life
1983 · TV Show
Self
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Movie
Mr. Bloom
Two of a Kind
1983 · Movie
Earl
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
Parking Attendant
Deadly Eyes
1982 · Movie
George Faskins
Hotel
1982 · TV Show
Garland Fisk
It Takes Two
1982 · TV Show
Cast
Jokebook
1982 · TV Show
Theme Song Performance
Madame's Place
1982 · TV Show
Self
Matt Houston
1982 · TV Show
Cast
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982 · Movie
Mose Wheeler
One of the Boys
1982 · TV Show
Bernard Soloman
Working
1982 · Movie
Parking Attendant
Zapped!
1982 · Movie
Dexter Jones
Hill Street Blues
1981 · TV Show
Cast
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 · Movie
Dewey Stevens
Bronco Billy
1980 · Movie
Doc Lynch
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · TV Show
Tickler
Making 'The Shining'
1980 · Movie
Self
The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow White
1980 · Movie
Nate (voice)
The Shining
1980 · Movie
Hallorann
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
1979 · Movie
Crazy Legs (voice)
Scavenger Hunt
1979 · Movie
Sam
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979 · TV Show
(voice)
The Super Globetrotters
1979 · TV Show
Nate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)
Flying High
1978 · TV Show
Cast
Mean Dog Blues
1978 · Movie
Mudcat
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978 · Movie
Self
Taxi
1978 · TV Show
Walt
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Movie
Tinker
Vega$
1978 · TV Show
Cast
Roots
1977 · TV Show
Mingo
Scooby's All-Stars
1977 · TV Show
Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · TV Show
Cast
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
Virgil Gibson
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976 · Movie
Ben Benson
Joys
1976 · Movie
Self
Laverne & Shirley
1976 · TV Show
Cast
Silver Streak
1976 · Movie
Ralston
Stay Hungry
1976 · Movie
William
The Shootist
1976 · Movie
Moses
Coonskin
1975 · Movie
Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice) · Songs
Friday Foster
1975 · Movie
Reverend Noble Franklin
Linda Lovelace for President
1975 · Movie
Super Black
Man on the Outside
1975 · Movie
Ruben Hammer
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Movie
Orderly Turkle
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · TV Show
Cast
The Fortune
1975 · Movie
Fisherman
Win, Place or Steal
1975 · Movie
Attendant
Black Belt Jones
1974 · Movie
Pop Byrd
Chico and the Man
1974 · TV Show
Louie
Hong Kong Phooey
1974 · TV Show
Hong Kong Phooey (voice)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · TV Show
Uncle Filemon
Sty of the Blind Pig
1974 · Movie
Doc
Truck Turner
1974 · Movie
Duke
Detroit 9000
1973 · Movie
Reverend Markham
Griff
1973 · TV Show
Joe Rawls
Kojak
1973 · TV Show
Gaylord Fuller
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
1973 · Movie
(voices)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 · Movie
Cleveland
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · TV Show
Self
Lady Sings the Blues
1972 · Movie
Big Ben
Sanford and Son
1972 · TV Show
Cast
Temperatures Rising
1972 · TV Show
Cast
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972 · Movie
Lewis
The Lorax
1972 · Movie
Singer
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972 · TV Show
Meadowlark Lemon (voice)
Chandler
1971 · Movie
Smoke
McMillan & Wife
1971 · TV Show
Floyd
Nichols
1971 · TV Show
Jack
Bloody Mama
1970 · Movie
Moses
Harlem Globetrotters
1970 · TV Show
Cast
The Aristocats
1970 · Movie
Scat Cat (voice)
The Great White Hope
1970 · Movie
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
The Odd Couple
1970 · TV Show
Blind Man
Hello, Dolly!
1969 · Movie
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969 · Movie
The Corpse (uncredited)
Love, American Style
1969 · TV Show
One-Man Band
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
George Strothers
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
Jason
Mannix
1967 · TV Show
Cast
Bewitched
1964 · TV Show
Handler
Lady in a Cage
1964 · Movie
Mr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)
The Patsy
1964 · Movie
Shoeshine Boy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
Self
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · Movie
Musinga
Johnny Midnight
1960 · TV Show
Train Attendant (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Trappers
1960 · Movie
Tyana · Tyana (as Sherman Crothers)
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959 · TV Show
Jud
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · TV Show
Joe
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Movie
Crabman
Between Heaven and Hell
1956 · Movie
George (uncredited)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · TV Show
Cast
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
Timothy
Johnny Dark
1954 · Movie
Himself
East of Sumatra
1953 · Movie
Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)
Meet Me at the Fair
1953 · Movie
Enoch Jones
Walking My Baby Back Home
1953 · Movie
Smiley
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
1951 · Movie
Scatman
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
Johnson
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV Show
Self